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Fiscal Cliff Creates Problems That Don't Faze Obama

Rick 2811 Wrote: Dec 13, 2012 8:31 AM
Perhaps Boehner will listen to you, thus saving America, his own job and perhaps hurt Obama and Democrats, but surely you don't expect any, "ANY" truthful media coverage if Obama lets us slide down the economic hill. Obama will never be fazed about anything negative, because the media will never attach anything negative to their boy. Any bets ?
Is Barack Obama bluffing when he threatens to go over the fiscal cliff if Republicans refuse to agree to higher tax rates on high earners?

Some analysts think so. Keith Hennessey, a former top staffer for the Bush White House and Senate Republicans and a veteran of budget negotiations, argues that Obama's whole second term would be blighted if he allows the fiscal cliff tax increases and sequestration budget cuts to take place next month.

His argument is based on three assumptions. One is that going over the fiscal cliff would trigger a sharp recession and a weak economy thereafter. Many...

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